{"id":892462,"date":"2026-10-24T00:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T00:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/892462\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T00:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T00:12:09","slug":"christopher-lloyd-marks-88th-birthday-with-back-to-the-future-nod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/892462\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Lloyd marks 88th birthday with &#8216;Back to the Future&#8217; nod"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher Lloyd celebrated his 88th birthday with a pitch-perfect \u201cBack to the Future\u201d reference.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the actor, who played Emmett \u201cDoc\u201d Brown in the beloved 1985 film and subsequent franchise entries, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DocBrownLloyd\/status\/2113217413189861490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">shared a post to X<\/a> which read, \u201cToday I turn 88\u2026I\u2019ve seen some serious s\u2013t. The most serious of it all is love. I love my family, my friends, and my wonderful fans. The power of love remains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lloyd\u2019s post references an iconic line his character tells Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) in the movie.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Lloyd marked his 88th birthday on social media with a post referencing one of his iconic lines from 1985\u2019s \u201cBack to the Future.\u201d AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday I turn 88\u2026I\u2019ve seen some serious s\u2013t. The most serious of it all is love. I love my family, my friends, and my wonderful fans. The power of love remains,\u201d his post read. A still from the beloved movie is pictured above. \u00a9Universal\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you\u2019re going to see some serious s\u2013t,\u201d Doc tells Marty in \u201cBack to the Future\u201d when they test the time-traveling DeLorean for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, Lloyd also shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Deywz4uhCds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">video message on Instagram<\/a> to mark the special occasion.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cTaxi\u201d alum is still close friends with Fox all these years later, with the latter wishing his co-star a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DeztjUqvTI9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">happy birthday<\/a> in an Instagram post of his own.<\/p>\n<p>The post refers to Lloyd\u2019s \u201cBack to the Future\u201d character, Emmett \u201cDoc\u201d Brown, explaining how the time-traveling DeLorean works to Michael J. Fox\u2019s Marty McFly in the film. Disney via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you\u2019re going to see some serious s\u2013t,\u201d Doc tells Marty in the movie. \u00a9MCA\/Courtesy Everett Collection \/ Everett Collection<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Alongside a photo of the two of them smiling, the \u201cFamily Ties\u201d alum wrote, \u201cGreat Scott, you\u2019re 88! That\u2019s some serious s\u2013t, love you! \ud83d\ude0e.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe truly are timeless. Love you friend,\u201d Lloyd replied in the comments section.<\/p>\n<p>The two actors became especially close while filming 1990\u2019s \u201cBack to the Future Part III.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michael J. Fox posted a photo in honor of Lloyd\u2019s birthday (seen above), captioning it, \u201cGreat Scott, you\u2019re 88! That\u2019s some serious s\u2013t, love you! \ud83d\ude0e.\u201d Instagram\/realmikejfox<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe truly are timeless. Love you friend,\u201d Lloyd replied in the comment section. WWD via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChris is a great guy. He\u2019s very enigmatic,\u201d Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/film\/news\/michael-j-fox-says-christopher-lloyd-friendship-back-to-the-future-3-1235497833\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">told Variety<\/a> in 2023. \u201cIt took me a few films to get to know him. On \u2018Back to the Future Part III\u2019 we connected in a way we hadn\u2019t on the other films. I came to see how much he loved acting. I never got that before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo sit down and talk about acting, and talk about Shakespeare and \u2018King Lear\u2019\u2026This guy can play King Lear! People don\u2019t expect that of him. He\u2019s full of surprises,\u201d Fox added.<\/p>\n<p>Lloyd\u2019s memoir, <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"1538776545\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMy-Own-Time-Memoir%2Fdp%2F1538776545%2F%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F10%2F23%2Fcelebrity-news%2Fchristopher-lloyd-marks-88th-birthday-with-back-to-the-future-nod%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">\u201cIn My Own Time,\u201d<\/a> comes out next week.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Christopher Lloyd celebrated his 88th birthday with a pitch-perfect \u201cBack to the Future\u201d reference. 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